It's not hard cash that burns in pockets
out of the clear blue sky;
it's advertisers
that set it on fire.

[always a pleasure.]

the checks are made out to you and me,
but consumption for its own sake
is tonic only for the purveyors
of things we don't really need.

(thanks for playing along Mr. Q)

Consumption is only attractive
because 'tis far form reach;
had we the lucre,
we wouldn't use it.